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Where does “Lizun” come from?

Lizun (Polish) comes from Polish lizać, from Proto-Slavic lizati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic léiźtei, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- — to lick.

Ancestry of “Lizun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishlizaćto lick
2Proto-Slaviclizatito lick
3Proto-Balto-Slavicléiźteito lick
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵʰ-to lick
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